OMB Director Peter Orszag downplayed differences between the White House and Democratic budget writers on the Hill over key planks of Obama's fiscal plan, saying that while some changes have been made, "the vast bulk" of the resolution as it stands is "aligned with the key priorities of the president.

"I think it's very clear that if you look at the budget resolutions that are being adopted by both the House and Senate, they are from the same family as the president's budget," Orszag said on a conference call this morning. "The resolutions may not be identical twins to what the president submitted, but they are certainly brothers that look an awful lot alike."